Epicenter:the place that is directly on top of Focus:the point beneath Earth's surface where rocks that are under stress break and trigger or make an earthquake the focus Seismic Waves:waves that carry the vibrations or energy of an earthquake P Waves:a wave of an earthquake that compress and expand like an accordion S waves:a wave of an earthquake that moves up and down, side to side, like a squiggly line Seismograph:an instrument used to record the movement of seismic waves when they move through the Earth Magnitude:a measurement of how much strength based on seismic waves Meracalli Scale:a scale developed in the early 20th century that rates earthquake based on their intensity/strength Richter Scale:a scale developed in the 1930s that rates the size of seismic waves
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Chapter 2.2
Vocabulary
Epicenter:the place that is directly on top of
Focus:the point beneath Earth's surface where rocks that are under stress break and trigger or make an earthquake the focus
Seismic Waves:waves that carry the vibrations or energy of an earthquake
P Waves:a wave of an earthquake that compress and expand like an accordion
S waves:a wave of an earthquake that moves up and down, side to side, like a squiggly line
Seismograph:an instrument used to record the movement of seismic waves when they move through the Earth
Magnitude:a measurement of how much strength based on seismic waves
Meracalli Scale:a scale developed in the early 20th century that rates earthquake based on their intensity/strength
Richter Scale:a scale developed in the 1930s that rates the size of seismic waves
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